Pedal Strike

TweetYesterday morning was a disaster. Zero coffee until 11am, a dentist appointment I was late to, frustration at not really having a bike I can do anything with, the empty sense of not really belonging anywhere, and mood swings like woah. Funny, how, a little past noon, I was standing in a place I would […]

TweetI can be such a bitch in the morning without coffee. This isn’t news. Especially not to me. So I try to do the right thing and inject myself with caffeine before I really speak to anyone at work. That obviously doesn’t keep me from being a ranting maniac on the morning commute, but I […]

TweetDespite how addicting it was to watch le Tour over the weekend, I was grateful yesterday was a rest day. It was one less thing to miss, and simultaneously, one less thing to sigh and roll my eyes about. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching the Tour. It was what came afterwards that has […]

TweetI promised myself I wouldn’t mention it. But you know how it goes. Promises made to yourself are the hardest ones to keep. And this, well, this is something to write about. Because I turned 26 a few days ago. Usually that’s not something worth celebrating. Mostly because I’m not 13 anymore, and because birthdays […]

TweetI’m really good at making faces. You might not think it if you just met me. Or maybe you would. In any case, my Mom hates it. Which makes me just do it more, until, finally unable to hold in her laughter, she’ll watch me contort my face with a mixture of disgust and amazement […]